Refresh Miami Weekly Update Dec 4 – Dec 10

 

Check out the content from this week’s Refresh email newsletter, with the latest in Miami Tech & Startup News, Jobs, Events & More!

 

Latest Miami Tech News:

• We know #MiamiTech is proudly immigrant-powered. Now businesses can show support through campaign (Refresh Miami) See More
• FilmGate Festival brings the future of virtual-augmented reality to Miami today (Miami Herald) See More
• Miami Based Manufacturing Technology Company, Maxpack, Participated in The World’s Largest Packaging Technology Trade Show (Benzinga) See More
• CEOs: Amazon’s strong look at Miami for HQ2 made the region look hard at itself (Miami Herald) See More
• Miami Art Week’s Immersive Installations Aren’t Just for Selfies Anymore (Miami New Times) See More

 

Other Interesting Articles:

• The economics and tradeoffs of ad-funded smart city tech (TechCrunch) See More
• Want to work at Amazon? Former ‘Bar Raiser’ launches startup to prepare candidates for tech giant’s grueling interview process (GeekWire) See More
• The 9 Biggest–and Most Fascinating–Startup Acquisitions of 2018 (Inc.) See More
• What does the word startup mean in 2018? (Forbes) See More

 

Now Hiring:

Babson College – Relationship Manager, Babson Miami
Chubb Corp – Digital Project Manager
CyberCoders – eCommerce Web Developer
Lyft – Fleet Coordinator, South Florida
MyRentHero – Operations Coordinator
Nearpod – Marketing Manager, B2C Marketing/E-Commerce
OnPoint – Senior WordPress Developer
Skip Scooters – General Manager
Tail Activewear – Director of eCommerce Marketing
Veta Health – Business Operations & Strategy Manager
See More Jobs
 

Additional Opportunities:

The Magic Leap Independent Creator Program is offering grants between $20,000 and $500,000 in project funding. Apply by December 15th. See More
 

Upcoming Community Events:

Tuesday, December 4

• Social Media Marketing (SMM) Mastery Basic & Advanced Strategies
• TRONSpark and WeWork Presents a Social Networking Event @WeWork -Lincoln Rd – TRON Blockchain to Decentralize the Internet!!!
• User Experience & User Interface Design (UX/UI) Workshop

Wednesday, December 5

• How to Make Your House a “Smart” Home with the Internet of Things (IOT)

Thursday, December 6

• The Doral Chamber of Commerce and the City of Doral Present: StartUp Doral Series
• Digital DUMBO “Future of Digital Production Teams” Co-hosted by PROCOMER & Central Gate

Friday, December 7

• Photoshop for Digital Media and Social Media Marketing

Saturday, December 8

• QuickBooks for Business

Tuesday, December 11

• Digital Marketing and UX: The Future of Marketing
• Intro to JavaScript 101 (Workshop)

Friday, December 14

• Enterprise Blockchain Workshop

Saturday, December 15

• Website Design Classes with WordPress

Wednesday, December 19

• Mailchimp Miami Meetup

See Full Calendar of Events